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Xref: sserve comp.os.linux:16486 comp.unix.bsd:8059 Newsgroups: comp.os.linux,comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!psinntp!pool!ujlh From: ujlh@pool.info.sunyit.edu (James Henrickson) Subject: MS-DOS, Linux, and 386BSD on the same hard drive Message-ID: <1992Nov23.075612.6322@pool.info.sunyit.edu> Organization: State University of New York -- Institute of Technology Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 07:56:12 GMT Lines: 24 I have received mail from quite a few people asking about installing MS-DOS, Linux, and 386BSD on the same drive. Until now, everything coexisted well but I had the MS-DOS MBR and had to boot MS-DOS and Linux from floppy. (I use 386BSD most of the time.) I have since corrected that situation and would like to share my information with anyone that wants to know. After booting Linux from floppy, I installed LILO (LInux LOader) as the MBR. It allows me to select a default boot (in my case 386BSD), and gives me a choice if I hit the "Ctrl" key just after I turn the computer on. I have a "lowly" 386SX, but people with faster machines may want to use an optional timeout period for hitting the "Ctrl" key. LILO also saves a copy of the original MBR. I read in the LILO (version 5) README file that LILO works with other operating systems, but 386BSD was not specifically mentioned. I have cross-posted this so that (1) more people can use both systems, and (2) the LILO people know it works with 386BSD. -- Jim H. * * James L. Henrickson | "I don't need a signature, I need a job!" * ujlh@sunyit.edu | BSCS, December 1992